During a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said it's "outrageous" to blame President Trump for the deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue or the package bombs that were mailed to high-profile Democrats.

Sanders made the comment after ABC News' Jonathan Karl mentioned that Trump suggested on Friday that he might "tone up" his rhetoric following the mail bomb scare.

"What does he mean by that? And does he have any concern at all that his words could inspire or provoke troubled people to do awful things?" Karl asked.

Sanders said that Trump is looking for ways to bring the country together, pointing out that the very first thing Trump did after both the package bomb mailings and synagogue massacre was to condemn the attacks and attackers.

"The very first thing the media did was blame the president and make him responsible for these ridiculous acts," Sanders said. "It is outrageous that that would be the very first reaction of so many people across this country. ... The only person responsible for carrying either of these heinous acts were the individuals who carried them out."

She said Trump is not responsible for these acts any more than Bernie Sanders was responsible for one of his supporters opening fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice last year.

"You can't start putting the responsibility of the individuals on anybody but the individual who carried out the crime," Sanders said.

Karl pressed her, pointing out that Trump on Twitter blamed the "fake news" media for dividing Americans and causing "great anger" with their "dishonest reporting."

The Fake News is doing everything in their power to blame Republicans, Conservatives and me for the division and hatred that has been going on for so long in our Country. Actually, it is their Fake & Dishonest reporting which is causing problems far greater than they understand!

There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news. The Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly. That will do much to put out the flame...

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California said that "people have suffered enough" because of President Trump and that a real leader would re-open the part of the government that has been shuttered since December.